Protector for axle-spindles.



v PATENTED MAY 5, 1903.

NO. 727,010. Y

O. H. SMITH. PROTECTOR FOR AXLE SPINDLES. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 18, 1903.

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UNITED STATES Patented Ma a, 1903 CHARLES H. SMITH, OF JACKSON, MICHIGAN.

PROTECTOR FOR AXLE-SPINDLES.

$PECIFICATION' formingpart of Letters PatentNo. 727,010, dated May 5, 1903. Application filed February 18, 1903. $er ial No. 143,995. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLEs H. SMITma citizen of the United States, and a resident of Jackson, in the county of Jackson and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and usef ullmprovementsin Protectors forAxle-Spindles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is an improvement in protectors for axle-spindles, and is more especially an improvement upon the device shown and described in my prior patent, granted December 31, 1901, No. 690,039.

The primary object of the present invention is to construct the tubes in such manner that they may fit spindles of difierent sizes and be held securely thereon, and whereas in the aforesaid patent the device was made in a single piece it is contemplated by the presentimprovement to make the same in 'two parts, one for the spindle proper and the other for the collar at the inner end of the spindle[ With these objects in view the present invention consists in a protector for axle-spindles comprising tubes, a portion of which are fluted or corrugated, whereby to permit said portion to expand to fit spindles of different sizes and be held thereon by frictional engagement therewith.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, in connection with the accompanying drawings, and what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is more specifically set forth in the appended claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation showing the application of my improvements. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the tubes detached. Fig. 3 is an end View.

Similar letters of reference indicate similar parts in the several views of the drawings.

Heretofore, as set -,forth in the aforesaid patent, the tubes which were adapted to cover the spindle were made plain and preferably tapered slightly longitudinally and were preferably connected to form a single article, and though this form of covering serves the purpose for which it was intended I have found that a more satisfactorydevice is had by fluting or corrugating-a portion of the tubes, so that they will adjust themselves to spindles of difierent sizes'and also will secure a better hold thereon. v

to form a single article.

I In carrying out my present invention the tubes for the spindle proper and collar are preferably made in' two sections, the part or section" A being designed to cover the spindle proper, as 8, while the part or section Bis designed to cover the collars at the inner end of said spindle proper. These tubes or sections A and B are preferably made straight and for a portion of their length are corrugated, the inner diameter of the tubes being reduced at the corrugated portions. As shown in the drawings, thesecorrugations run longitudinally of the tubes; but it is obvious that they may be run diagonally or even transversely of the tubes and ,to a more or less extent serve the purpose for which they are intended; also,

that the shape of the corrugations or ridges so -formed may be changed if desired, and, furthermore, that the tubes may be connected However, by actual practice I found'that the best results are obtained by running the corrugations longitudinally of the tubes and making the parts separate.

The tube A, intended to fit the spindle proper, is smaller'in diameter than the tube B, which is adapted to fit the collar, and in the drawings the corrugations on tube A are designated by the letter a, while the corrugations on tube B are designated by the letter b.

In the application of the tubes the tube B is first slipped over the spindle onto the collar s, and if said collar is of larger diameter than said tube the corrugated portion of the latter will expand sufficiently to accommodate the tube to the collar, and when forced on will be securely held by frictional contact. The tube A is then slipped upon the spindle proper, the corrugated end expanding sufiiciently to closely fit said spindle.

The covering is adapted to protect the spindles from paint or varnish while the body of the vehicle is being finished and also to protect them from the weather during transportation or storage.

Having thus described my invention, I claim-- 1. A protector for axle-spindles, comprising tubes having corrugations by which they are adapted to fit spindles of diiferent sizes.

2. A protector for axle-spindles, compris- 6. A protector for axle-spindles, comprising tubes corrugated longitudinally. 7. A protector for axle-spindles, comprisin g tubes corrugated longitudinally for a portion of their length.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES H. SMITH. Witnesses:

LELIA R. KNOWLES, NEVAH WAKEMAN. 

